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Three boaters rescued from Matanzas inlet
Matthew Sara updated local Historic City News reporters about this afternoon’s marine rescue of three boaters stranded on a sandbar just north of the Matanzas inlet.
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Crash victim not discovered for four hours
FHP Master Corporal Peter G. Young informed Historic City News that a 20-year-old Palm Coast man lost his life about 3:30 a.m. New Year’s morning, after he was thrown from his motorcycle — only blocks away from his residence.
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Jennie Hamilton Skillman
Jennie Hamilton Skillman of Crescent Beach passed away peacefully at her home just before dawn on Christmas Day, following a quick but fearless bout with cancer; her daughter Maggie and dear friend Toni Brown were at her side.
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Guest Column: Citizen self defense
Guest Column: Citizen self defense
David B. Shoar, Sheriff
St Johns County, FL
This month I would like to address a sensitive issue and offer some answers to important questions that have been in the national spotlight — a citizen’s right to self-defense.
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Cunningham Creek repairs start Thursday
Historic City News was informed by the Florida Department of Transportation that settlement of the muck underneath the roadway at the Cunningham Creek Bridge, on SR-13 in St Johns County, has caused damages set to be repaired beginning Thursday, January 3.
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Home invasion robbery of area grow house
Last night, 54-year-old Shaune Lawrence reported that his house was being robbed; but, when deputies arrived at his Palm Coast home, Historic City News learned that they discovered an illegal marijuana cultivation operation at the residence.
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SR-A1A resurfacing and sidewalk work
Historic City News has been informed that resurfacing of a two-mile section of SR-A1A, just north of Mickler Road in Ponte Vedra Beach, and constructing a new sidewalk along the east side of the road, between Corona Road and Solana Road, begins January 3.
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St Augustine St Johns County entertainment
Communications Manager Barbara Golden provided Historic City News local reporters with highlights of entertainment activities available to visitors and residents of St Augustine and St Johns County this week.